---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 52.16"
title: "36"
number: "52.16"
heading: "What options does the Director have in accepting or rejecting a response?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/52.16"
---

# §52.16. What options does the Director have in accepting or rejecting a response?

- (a) If no responsive responses are submitted, the Director may cancel the solicitation. After cancellation, the Director may establish new commercial services contract requirements and issue a new request for proposals.
- (b) The Director reserves the right to accept or reject any or all responses received as a result of the solicitation, to waive minor irregularities, or to negotiate with any respondent, in any manner necessary, to serve the best interests of the National Park Service.
- (c) No respondent or other person or entity will obtain compensable or other legal rights as a result of an amended, extended, canceled, or resolicited request for proposals for a contract.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 54 U.S.C. 101931-101938.

### Source

Source: 90 FR 5646, Jan. 17, 2025, unless otherwise noted.